Category: Home

Home is where the heart is. In this category we’ll chat about anything relating to the home.

Super Bowl snacks-cooking with Newcastle Brown Ale

I’ve heard that cooking with beer can be a tasty sauté, but I never have done it until this week.   My thought was that if I cook with beer and don’t like it, then it’s a waste of beer.   Factor in that it would be a potential waste of a good beer and that’s a bad thing indeed. Continue reading Super Bowl snacks-cooking with Newcastle Brown Ale

Naptime DIY: solder wires together for simple electronic fixes

Before I did my first soldering project I thought that kind of work was difficult and dangerous.  It started with a remote control that simply had a wire that had become disconnected.  I knew duct tape was too big and clunky to do the trick and also knew that I didn’t have a soldering tool.  While it can be difficult and dangerous to use; soldering wires together has a learning curve and isn’t so bad once you practice with it. Continue reading Naptime DIY: solder wires together for simple electronic fixes

International Delight Light Iced Coffee Review and taste test

I have a cat tongue*, yet I’m a parent who needs caffeine.  To make things more complicated I need to watch what I drink because those stealthy calories add up, especially if multiple cups a day are drank.  Enter the solution to my cold beverage craving mouth, International Delight Light Iced Coffee. Continue reading International Delight Light Iced Coffee Review and taste test

What the Christmas tree means to a 3 year old

For many non secular reasons Christmas is a magical time to a 3 year old.  Some of the houses in the neighborhood are decorated with bright lights outside.  Ironically, more often than not it’s those houses without a 3 year old that do decorate outside.  Our children are all 3 or younger and I’ve observed that the magical ‘decorate outside age’ is when the oldest is 5 and up. Continue reading What the Christmas tree means to a 3 year old

Naptime DIY: How to install a thermostat

A couple of years ago I paid $160 for an HVAC person to come in and replace an aging thermostat.  Fast forward to current times and our upstairs unit was turning on and off without rhyme or reason.  Because the repair person told me then that they both should be replaced I knew what to do.     Having seen it done then I knew that it was a project that you can easily do in 15 minutes. Continue reading Naptime DIY: How to install a thermostat

Jake and The Never Land Pirates Who Shook Hook game review

Jake and The Never Land Pirates, Who Shook Hook game is based on the Disney Channel cartoon.  Jake is a young boy pirate with his two cohorts, Izzy and Cubby who go around Never Land looking for treasure.   Their nemesis is Captain Hook, Smee and the Crocodile from the Peter Pan books and movies. Continue reading Jake and The Never Land Pirates Who Shook Hook game review

Rite Aid’s Christmas Holiday Photo Deals-and a Premium Calendar Giveaway

Christmas and Hanukkah are just around the corner, literally.  The start of December means that you have a week to a couple of weeks before your shopping ends and the gift opening begins.   Thankfully another thing, Rite Aid, is also just around the corner, literally. Continue reading Rite Aid’s Christmas Holiday Photo Deals-and a Premium Calendar Giveaway

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